The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 595 The minister is guilty!
With the sound of the whip, the officials of Honglu Temple shouted "Join the class", Xia Qing and other court officials divided into two groups and walked to the imperial road.

Gu Chengyu woke up early in the morning, opened the window and smelled the fresh air outside, feeling refreshed.

After practicing for half an hour with a pen and paper, the sky outside became a little brighter.

It's time to go to the Hanlin Academy for admission, and Lichun has already brought a copper basin over at this time, ready to serve Gu Chengyu to freshen up.

As soon as Lichun turned around, he saw the hangover soup on the table, which hadn't moved at all.

She brought this hangover soup yesterday, but she didn't expect that the adult didn't take a sip.

"My lord! You drank wine yesterday but didn't drink hangover soup, did you have a headache today?"

Against the backdrop of the candlelight, Li Chun's delicate face looked a bit more delicate than before.

Gu Chengyu shook his head, he wasn't drunk yesterday, so he didn't drink.

Suddenly, he thought of the two new girls, as if he hadn't seen them in the past few days, could they be sent to Mama Liang to learn the rules again.

"Where are those two girls? Didn't they come to help you with your work? You have worked hard on your own, so just tell them to do it if you have something to do!"

Gu Chengyu was cleaning his face, so he asked a casual question.Lichun is very clever and serious in his work. During this period of time, he has kept his house in order, and he is very satisfied.

"Yes! I'll save it for you servants." Li Chun's pretty face turned pale, she glanced at Gu Chengyu, and then responded in a low voice.

When Gu Chengyu arrived at the outer courtyard, the carriage was already ready.

The carriage needs to take a detour, first to pick up Ye Zhiqiu, and then to the Hanlin Academy.

Gu Chengyu was sitting in the carriage thinking, wondering if Zhang Hai would see him today.

"Jinyu! It's early today, a quarter of an hour earlier than usual!"

Ye Zhiqiu climbed into the carriage and said to Gu Chengyu.

Gu Chengyu smiled, "I missed the time to collate the memorandum yesterday, so go early today, otherwise it will be too late."

This memoir is thicker than the previous one, and he must complete it within the specified time, otherwise he will hand over the matter to Zhang Hai.

When Gu Chengyu went to the Imperial Academy and entered the room, he realized that Ren Ge had also come.

"Master Ren, are you so early?" Gu Chengyu was a little surprised, Ren Ge also drank a lot last night, and he was able to wake up so early today.

It seems that this person is very self-disciplined, almost every day he is the first one to arrive in the house, every day, with few exceptions.

"Master Zhang was not there yesterday, so I have to go earlier today. Why did you come so early?" Ren Ge looked at Gu Chengyu and said with a smile.

It is rare for Gu Chengyu to be this early, and usually he comes by time.

"This book is relatively thick, so I have to hurry up and do it!" Gu Chengyu said helplessly, raising the record in Yang's hand.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Ren Ge went to Zhang Hai's place.

"If you have a book to play, you can leave the court without a book!" De'an shouted at the ministers in the hall, preparing to end this court meeting.

All the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony bowed their heads in silence, and the court meeting had come to an end here.

Shen Shikang looked at Xia Qing's back in front of him and let out a cold snort, and let's see what he can do after a while.

At this time, Xia Qing suddenly came out from the left side, knelt down on the ground with a "plop", and shouted at the same time: "Report to the emperor! This humble minister is guilty!"

The rest of the officials were taken aback by Xia Qing's behavior, and they didn't know what happened.

Could it be that something major happened in the court?They couldn't help but secretly startled, and exchanged glances with familiar officials.

I saw Xia Qing prostrating on the ground, shouting guilt all the time.

Everyone in the hall couldn't help turning their eyes to the emperor, who was also very surprised, "Xia Aiqing, what is your crime?"

The emperor's forehead hurt a little from Xia Qing's shouting, what kind of moth did Xia Qing come up with?The emperor couldn't help squinting his eyes, did Xia Qing want to push back the side pay?
"Your Majesty! My minister is guilty~" Xia Qing said with tears in his eyes.

"Xia Aiqing! What are you doing?" The emperor frowned, and anger rose in his heart.

"Your Majesty! Yesterday, I received a letter from the patriarch of my family, saying that a member of the family used the name of my family to commit crimes in the local area and collect money. When I found out, I was very panicked and felt extremely guilty. It was also a night." I haven't slept yet, so I'm waiting for today to come to plead guilty to the emperor."

Xia Qing took a sneak peek at the emperor, and saw that the emperor looked a little puzzled, so he knew that he had guessed right, and the emperor really had ulterior motives.

Xia Qing's words surprised everyone in the hall.The officials below whispered to each other, and there was a whisper in the hall.

Jiang Mingyuan and Yin Kun looked at each other speechlessly, they really couldn't figure out why Xia Shoufu suddenly acted like this.

They couldn't figure it out, and other officials in the DPRK and China couldn't figure it out, especially Shen Shikang.

He stared at him, what is the old man's intention?Who doesn't know what he said?
Someone impeached him before, but the emperor protected him and did not pursue the matter.Now Xia Qing suddenly brings up the old matter again, what is the purpose?
Shen Shikang felt very puzzled at the moment, he didn't believe that Xia Qing suddenly found out his conscience and came to plead guilty because of guilt, there must be something hidden here.

"Your Majesty! I am ashamed of my trust in the Emperor, and ashamed of my fathers and folks in my hometown. I am ashamed of my ancestors for not restraining my clan well!"

Xia Qing burst into tears, as if he had touched his heart, he lowered his head and began to cry.

If the emperor couldn't figure out what Xia Qing was thinking right now, then his decades of being an emperor would be considered in vain.Just as Xia Qing knew the emperor, the emperor also knew Xia Qing's character very well.

Unexpectedly, Xia Qing's reaction was quick, and he guessed his intention so quickly.

Although Xia Qing was speaking righteously at this time, his purpose was to randomly push out someone in the clan to calm the matter down.

However, it also depends on how much sincerity Xia Qing can show.Otherwise, he would not be so polite.

"Oh? There are such treasonous things like this? Xia Aiqing, this person is your clansman, but he used your name to cause harm to one party. You can hardly absolve yourself of the responsibility for this matter. You can explain this matter in detail and do it later. Decide!"

The emperor stared, with a gloomy face, his eyes were like sharp arrows, pointing at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing felt suffocated when he heard the words, the emperor knew about this a long time ago.As soon as he opened his mouth, he took off a big hat, which really made him speechless.

"Your Majesty, this person is my nephew's nephew, named Xia Zhou, who is the magistrate of Yishui County in Yingnan Prefecture. I saw that he was smart and quick-witted, and knew how to assess the situation. He gave advice several times. Later, he won the Juren and failed the general examination, so he did not continue the examination, and found a post as a county magistrate in a neighboring county of Yingnan Prefecture."

Speaking of this, Xia Qing paused, looked at the emperor, saw that although the emperor's face was gloomy, but there was no sign of anger in his eyes, Xia Qing couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Master Xia! You mean that this person used all means to amass money, plundered the riches of the people, and was finally reported to you by the patriarch of your own family?"

(End of this chapter)